Category Archives: MOOCs

These days, there are several dozen ways to learn to code online. Python, in particular, is the language of choice for several online courses. This has allowed me to “shop around” for the online tool or tools that suit me … Continue reading →

I have been following with great interest the excitement over the last year about Massive Open Online courses. MOOCs, as they are called, are classes offered by well-known faculty members for free through online platforms like Coursera, edX and Udacity. … Continue reading →

Satirists at The Onion take on the ubiquitous Ted Talks. In Time Magazine, online education entrepreneur Salman Khan writes: Each school day, millions of students move in unison from classroom to classroom where they listen to 50- to 90-minute lectures. Despite … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading →